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International
Blender Buys a Lithuanian Credit Union for $5.8M, Eyes Digital Bank Status
January 17, 2022

Over the weekend, Blender, the Netherlands-based FinTech, announced it had purchased Lithuanian credit union (CU) for NIS 18 million ($5.8 million). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins...

Bitcoin
Bitcoin Daily: Fidelity Says Countries Investing in Crypto Could Be Better off Later; Kazakhstan Shows...
January 17, 2022

Fidelity Digital Assets published a report on crypto trends and their possible impacts earlier this month, including musings on the adoption of crypto by world governments. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

Investments
WealthKernel Raises $7M to Expand Into Europe, Bolster API Investment Infrastructure
January 17, 2022

WealthKernel, a provider of digital investment services, has raised $7 million in a Series A+ funding round, according to a Monday (Jan. 17) press release. Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content...

Investments
Barcelona-Based Payflow Closes $9.1M Funding Round
January 17, 2022

Spanish neobank Payflow has closed on an 8 million euros ($9.1 million) financing round to continue its growth in Spain and around the world, according to a TechCrunch report Monday (Jan. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy...

Investments
7bridges Raises $17M Series A to Transform Supply Chains With AI
January 17, 2022

The artificial intelligence (AI)-powered logistics platform 7bridges has raised $17 million to help transform supply chains, the U.K.-based company wrote on its blog Monday (Jan. 17). Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS...

eCommerce
Nearly Half of Top eCommerce Sites Are Multilingual
January 17, 2022

Is your eCommerce website speaking your language? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional logins required. yesSubscribe to our daily newsletter, PYMNTS Today. By completing this form, you agree...

Security & Fraud
If You Were a Victim of Payment Fraud, Would You Know?
January 17, 2022

How long would it take you to realize you were the victim of payments fraud — an hour? A day? A week? Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and enjoy unlimited free access to all PYMNTS content — no additional...

B2B Payments
Ciracom Cloud Debuts B2B Marketplace
January 17, 2022

Managed security and cloud services firm Ciracom Cloud unveiled its B2B marketplace on Friday (Jan. 14), which offers a cloud-first approach to business and technical information for “people who care deeply about problem-solving.” Get the Full Story Complete the form to unlock this article and...

Artificial Intelligence
Turning a Profit on Merchant With AI Monitoring Takes Time
January 17, 2022

Patience is in short supply in a lot of places these days — and the business world is no exception. It’s tough to get a company executive to wait out something to see what happens or where things go in a world that’s moving so...